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If you hover over the photos it says 10 minute walk from X or 2 minute drive from X. If you could triangulate all those points, you could figure it out. Although juding from those cues, I can't for the life of me imagine what it would be the center of.

Yeah, I think Im gonna do Luxury Condos in my garage. 4 units, 175sqft a piece. I got a deal on some chinese granite counters and picked up some maple cabinets at Lowes. Now I just have to find Stainless Steel dorm fridges. Hip west side location. $219k a piece.

Who's in?

Liam

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Maybe a new thread should be used for this topic, but I'd like to revive the discussion of what makes a condo a luxury condo. For me, finishes like granite countertops and stainless appliances are nice and all but by no means do they equal luxury. Heck, I've been a hyundai that had leather seats and a wood dash and that doesn't make it a mercedes. Luxury condos should be about the entire experience and that means quality inside and out (and this includes location.) Cheap fabrication with a stainless fridge might sell a few condos but lets be serious, Jefferson/903 is about as far away from luxury as you can get. I've only been in one unit there and I would certainly call it nice but using lables to inflate the price tag seems a bit excessive. My prediction for the future of 309 includes a sizable drop in base line prices - on the order of at least 50k. Unless the area around 309 improves dramatically I just don't see how it will be a money maker for Paolino.

That being said I don't think this will hurt the condo market for waterplace and the like. From what little I know about real estate, location seems to be the biggest factor and with similar starting prices not only would I spend my money to be in the better location I'd probably want to live in a building where there really were million dollar+ "luxury" condos.

It's kinda like the benefit street complex, many people seem to think that living on benefit street is great because it's somewhat of a "tony" address but there are pleanty of crappy spots on benefit that are propped up by several very nice homes. Even if people don't spend big bucks for a home, many are attracted to the idea of being associated with something better than what they have. Just an idea but I think this will help fuel Waterplace, the Westin and so on rather than hurt them.

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Yeah, I think Im gonna do Luxury Condos in my garage. 4 units, 175sqft a piece. I got a deal on some chinese granite counters and picked up some maple cabinets at Lowes. Now I just have to find Stainless Steel dorm fridges. Hip west side location. $219k a piece.